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A LARGE planter in the Earl Street pedestri- anised area was damaged. CCTV shows a white woman in her late teens, of thin build with blonde hair in a ponytail causing the dam- age. Shewas with a man at the time. A hanging basketwas taken from outside


a property in Forest Hill, Tovil. Aflatwas broken into in Barnhurst Road.


A pouch of tobaccowas missing. Mailwas going missing from a communal


post area in Scotney Gardens. Glue was poured into door locks at a


home in Strachan Close. A gate to a back garden was damaged by


a car in PlainsAvenue, Shepway. A front window at a residential property


in Terminus Road, Fant was smashed. The board protecting a previously smashed win- dow at the backwas also damaged. A handbag containing a purse and per-


sonal itemswas snatched from a pedestrian in Cambridge Crescent, Shepway. The bag also contained the keys to a 02-reg Peugeot 206 parked nearby. The car was subse- quently stolen. A Yamaha motorbike was taken from a


driveway in Buckland Road. A man was seen pushing the motorbike but later aban- doned it to where itwas recovered by police. White paint was thrown over the front


door of a flat at The Spinney. Entry was gained to the boom of some


stairs in Old Tovil Road and items were stolen. The window and door of a shop in Hart


Street, Fant were damaged, possibly by something fired at them. Two plant potswere stolen from the front


of a property in Strachan Close. A pursewas stolen from a Vauxhall Astra


in Norfolk Road, Shepway. The windscreen of a Ford Transit parked


on a driveway in Courtenay Road was dam- aged by something fired from a catapult. A group of men were seen causing the dam- age. Aproperty in Gatland Lane, Fantwas bro-


ken into. It was believed the offender was disturbed when the resident returned. Noth- ing appeared to have been taken. A Toyota parked in Kilndown Close, Allington was broken into. A bag contain- ing credit cards, work clothing and other itemswere stolen. A window to a property was damaged in


North Pole Road, Barming. A 51-reg Renault Clio was stolen from Hartnup Street, Fant. The door of a property was damaged in Flaxman Drive, Allington. A window was damaged at a property in Victoria Street.


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Police maers Five crimes had been reported in the previous month. These were one theft in Linton Road and four incidents of criminal damage in Leonard GouldWay, McAlpine Crescent,Well Street and Loose Road. Warning Cold callers had been knocking on doors locally offering cut-price furniture and enquiring about parked cars. This would be published on thewebsite. Neighbourhood plan A government grant had been secured ensuring the project could continue into 2016. There had been lots of interest and feedback in the neighbourhood plan at the stall on Loose


NeighbourhoodWatch Working to reduce crime. Call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or local police Toolswere taken from a vehicle parked in


St Peter’s Street. An excavator parked at a building site in London Road, Allington was damaged. Windows were smashed and panels were dented. A Vauxhall Astra parked in Woodford


Road, Fant was damaged. The windscreen was smashed, both wing mirrors were bro- ken and the rear doorwas scratched. A window was damaged at a property in Farleigh Lane, Barming. A vehicle was scratched while parked


overnight in Bower Place, Fant. Several other cars were scratched in nearby Bower Lane. A parked vehicle was entered and tools


were taken in Tonbridge Road. A spare tyre was stolen from a vehicle in


Lower Fant Road, Fant. The door of a van was damaged in Far-


leigh Lane, Barming. Nothing was taken. A window and door were damaged in an aempt to enter a property in Terminus Road, Fant. A parked vehicle was keyed in Farleigh


Lane, Barming. A rockwas thrown at a window in Upper


Fant Road, Fant, causing it to smash. Awall at a block of flats in Hart Street was damaged by graffiti. A commercial vehicle was stolen from Springwood Road and later recovered, minus tools. A parked vehicle was keyed in Hastings


Road. Amanwas hit by more than one person in Basing Close. His personal belongingswere then stolen. Both number plates were stolen from a


Vauxhall Corsa parked in St Philips Av- enue. A window was damaged at a home in Quarry Road, Tovil. Number plates were stolen from a car parked on a drive in King Edward Road. A Ford badge was removed from a vehi-


cle parked in Wat Tyler Way. High Street premises were entered in an aempted theft. Several items of trim and accessorieswere


stolen from a Ford Focus parked in a car park in Wat Tyler Way. CCTV was being viewed. AFord Focus parked in a car park in Cam-


Duck Race Day. Fall A fall had been reported by a member of the public at an entrance to the King George V Playing Field and damage had occurred to awellington boot. Kent Association of Local councils (Kalc) had been consulted and the clerk would be writing to the resident in due course. Green and blue Cllr Peter Rigby gave feedback following the Maidstone Green and Blue Infrastructure Workshop. The meeting was headed by a consultancy and not Maidstone Council. Itwas felt overall that the meetingwas unproductive and no immediate progress had been made. There was also no indication of how it was likely to progress. Itwas agreed to make a formal


bridge Crescent, Shepway had its side win- dows and a wing mirror smashed. A silver mountain bike was stolen from


the road where it had been chained to a bike rack outside County Hall. A parked vehicle had both wing mirrors damaged in Bell Road, Park Wood. More than one person threatened another


to steal their belongings inWillowWay. An unsecured red mountain bike was


stolen from the hallway of a block of flats in York Road. A car parked inWest Park Road was bro-


ken into and awallet stolen. A van parked in Cumberland Avenue, Shepwaywas stolen. AFiat parked in the car park of Maidstone Leisure Centre, Willow Way was keyed. CCTVwas being viewed. A property was entered in Cambridge Crescent, Shepway and items taken in- cluded a mobile phone and cash. A door at a residential property in Suon


Road was damaged in an aempt to break in. No entry was gained and nothing was missing. Avehicle parked in Essex Road, Shepway


was keyed. Fencing panels were taken from premises


in Suon Road. A lock to a property in Westmorland


Road, Shepway was damaged in an at- tempted burglary. A parked vehicle was keyed in Redstart


Avenue. A 27-year-old victim was forced to hand


over £40 after a man pulled a knife on him at Mote Park. The victim says he was watch- ing the stars near a footbridge that crosses the lake when he was approached by the man between midnight and 12.30am. After taking the money, the suspect is said to have run off into the trees. Police say he was wearing a grey hooded top, grey tracksuit booms and dirty white Adidas trainers.


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complaint to Maidstone Council. Pavilion and playing field A new CCTV camera would be purchased to replace the broken one, and the gate entrance at the top of the playing field would also be removed and replaced with a single central post. Roads Complaints had been received about the road surfaces lifting around Loose. Kent Highway Serviceswas aware of this andwas liaising with its contractors.


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Emergency plan Volunteers are requested to act as floodwardens. Fete Helpers are needed to organise the event in 2016.


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